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gadgets.boingboing.net - 11/7/2008

Electric bullet train coming to California - Boing Boing Gadgets

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carail.jpg While Californians were protecting gay people from the horror of marriage on Tuesday, they were not afraid to send miles of high-speed bullet trains screaming through of the loins of the state. With the passing of Proposition 1A a bond will be issued to fund part of the development of ...

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gadgets.boingboing.net - 11/6/2008

Philips' tiny light therapy desktop clock - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — goLITE.jpg I get gloomy if I'm working in a room without windows, especially in winter. Full-spectrum lightbulbs... for the desk lamp is as far as I've gone to remedy that. Enter Philips' latest GoLite device, a miniaturized entry in its range of lamps ... (more) Philips' tiny light therapy desktop clock - Boing ...

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gadgets.boingboing.net - 11/7/2008

A Gallery of Motorcycle Watches - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — motorcycles3.gif Although the page over at the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors that houses these... pictures of a miniature motorcycle made of watch parts contains no other information, I have it on good authority that it was, in fact, ... (more) A Gallery of Motorcycle Watches - Boing Boing Gadgets

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California high-speed train system to link NorCal and SoCal at 220mph
Engadget — ... (LA and San Francisco included). The 800-mile network of trains would operate at upwards of 220mph and cost around $45 billion to construct, but it'll create 320,000 permanent jobs by 2030 and reduce the state's reliance on fossil fuel by 12.7 million barrels of oil per year. Unfortunately, there's no set time frame for completion just yet, but we wouldn't be surprised to see this one finished before that Anaheim - Las Vegas maglev project even gets off the ground. [Via BoingBoing] California high-speed train system to link NorCal and SoCal at 220mph ...

Californians: Hug Your Neighbors with Super-Fast Bullet Trains [Mass Transportation]
Gizmodo — ... starting near the border at San Diego. The 800-mile line forks just north of Fresno, going west to the Bay Area and San Francisco and east to Sacramento. There's no planned date of completion, but the train is expected to be carrying 100 million passengers a year and create 320,000 permanent jobs by 2030. And lest we ignore the greenitude of the endeavor, the train will of course save millions of barrels of oil per year. Oh, and did we mention, it's really, really fast? [Boing Boing Gadgets] ...

California gives the go ahead for the Electric bullet train
Newlaunches.com — ... pollution by taking cars off the road. The train would connect San Francisco to Los Angeles and would cost some 45 billion dollars. It would be financed roughly one-third each by the state, federal government and private sector, with construction to begin in 2011 and trains rolling by 2020. When completed it is envisioned that a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles would cost $55 and take little more than 2 ½ hours. Bakersfield to downtown Los Angeles would take only 54 minutes. Source